Death toll rises to 290 in ferry tragedy

JINDO, South Korea, June 6 (Yonhap) -- One more body was recovered from the sunken ferry Sewol Friday, raising the death toll to 290 and lowering the number of those missing to 14, officials said.

A joint search team of civilian, Coast Guard and military divers found the body of a male passenger at the front of the third deck of the submerged ship, said the government's disaster response team, adding that the man's identity has not yet been confirmed.